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GLOWACKI v. HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Case No. 2:11-cv-15481.

SANDRA GLOWACKI, on behalf of her minor children, D.K.G. and D.C.G., Plaintiffs, v. HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, and JOHNSON ("JAY") McDOWELL, individually and in his official capacity as a teacher in the Howell Public School District, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

June 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DKG, Plaintiff, represented by Erin E. Mersino, Thomas More Law Center & Richard Thompson, Thomas More Law Center.

DCG, Plaintiff, represented by Erin E. Mersino, Thomas More Law Center & Richard Thompson, Thomas More Law Center.

Daniel Glowacki, Plaintiff, represented by Erin E. Mersino, Thomas More Law Center & Richard Thompson, Thomas More Law Center.

Howell Public School District, Defendant, represented by Roy H. Henley, Thrun Law Firm.

Johnson McDowell, Defendant, represented by Suzanne P. Bartos, Allen Brothers, PLLC.

American Civil Liberties Union, Amicus, represented by Michael J. Steinberg, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan.

American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan, Amicus, represented by Michael J. Steinberg, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan.

OPINION AND ORDER ON THE PARTIES' CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

PATRICK J. DUGGAN, District Judge.

This case highlights a tension that exists between public school anti-bullying policies and the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech. Far from being irreconcilable, however, this tension merely illustrates the well-established principle that public schools must endeavor to balance competing interests: public schools must strive to provide a safe...

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